Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts holding Scholarship Auditions
Riley Adams, as Robin Hood, and Chloe Nutt, as Maid Marian, rehearse for Wallace State Theatre’s 2019 production of Ken Ludwig’s “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” as fellow cast and crew look on.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Scholarship auditions for current and future Wallace State Community College students will be held Feb. 14 and March 6 at the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with auditions held from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Scholarships will be awarded for the 2020-2021 academic year, which begins in Fall 2020. Auditions will be held or instrumental and vocal ensembles, dance and theatre.
Instrumental groups include the Wallace State Jazz Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, Saxophone Quartet and Brass Ensemble. Vocal groups include the Concert Choir, Wallace State Singers and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The new Dance program includes the Allegra Dance Theatre. Drama includes the Wallace State Theatre, with scholarships available for cast and crew.
Each Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts program presents at least one program each semester, and often collaborate for large performances. Several groups also perform in the community at events such as Oktoberfest and the Cullman County Fair and travel each year for in-state and out-of-state performances.
Students interested in scholarships do not have to be music, theater or dance majors, but must have the ability and commitment to attend rehearsals and performances. Previous Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts students have gone on to work in performance venues such as Disneyworld, Universal Studios, Dollywood, music, television and film.
For more information about the Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts programs, contact Heather Gillikin at 256.352.8277 or heather.gillikin@wallacestate.edu or visit www.wallacestate.edu/fpa.
